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Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters to be Adapted to Manga

Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters to be Adapted to Manga

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By G. H. (Gman)GodzillaPublished: December 26, 2017

The first Godzilla anime feature, Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters, is getting a manga adaptation. Shonen Jump (Dragon Ball) will begin publishing the manga in March, 2018. Yuusu "Youth" Kurahashi (Renai Yuusei, Summer Hero) will illustrate based on the film's character designs.

The manga is said to include material not seen in the film and explore the characters' pasts. There is currently no word on whether or not the manga will receive and English language translation.

Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters stars the voice talents of Mamoru Miyano (Mobile Suit Gundam 00, Ultraman Zero: The Movie), Takahiro Sakurai (Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans), Kana Hanazawa (.hack//Quantum), Yuki Kaji (Attack on Titan), Tomokazu Sugita (Attack on Titan), Junichi Suwabe (Space Dandy), Kenta Miyake (Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn), Kenyu Horiuchi (Bleach, One Piece), Kazuhiro Yamaji (Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children) and Kazuya Nakai (Dragon Ball Super). The film is directed by Kobun Shizuno (Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare) & Hiroyuki Seshita (Knights of Sidonia) from a screenplay by Gen Urobuchi (Kamen Rider Gaim).

The movie is currently wrapping up its run in Japanese theaters and will hit Netflix worldwide sometime in 2018.

The sequel, currently translated as Godzilla: Decisive Battle, Mobile Breeder City, hits Japanese theaters May, 2018.
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Sources:
Anime News Network
Gormaru Island
Mangaupdates.com

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5 Comments

TheGMan123

MemberTitanosaurusDec-26-2017 11:09 AM

An official mangaka, eh?

Interesting.

KingKaijuGojira

MemberTitanosaurusDec-26-2017 12:59 PM

I was wondering if it would get a manga. I'm very happy to hear this.

The Legend of Brian

MemberBaragonDec-26-2017 11:51 PM

Hell, I'll buy it if it comes out. 

The Jurassic Bootleg

MemberBaragonDec-28-2017 8:01 AM

tbh tho, I honestly don't see the point of manga adaptation, aside from the stuff(character's ast, etc) that are mainly exclusive to the manga, I don't see myself reading it.

The Jurassic Bootleg

MemberBaragonDec-28-2017 8:02 AM

 *Past

Could anyone plz edit that? The edit button is broken.

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